Red Wings debut of Danny DeKeyser on hold because of penalty kill

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Apr. 4, 2013

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Concern for their penalty kill prompted Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock to postpone the debut of defenseman Danny DeKeyser.
Babcock tapped Brian Lashoff to play tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena because Lashoff is a big, solid, shot blocker who can eat up shorthanded minutes.
"Lash solidifies that," Babcock said. "He's a simple player who plays the game that way, and we like what he does."
Ian White is a healthy scratch, so that makes the defensive corps Niklas Kronwall, Jonathan Ericsson, Brendan Smith, Jakub Kindl, Carlo Colaiacovo and ...